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Sunburn Music Festival

The MTV-sponsored Sunburn Music Festival is one of the
fastest-growing trance music festivals in the world. In 2008, the
event drew 5,000 electro heads to beautiful Candolim Beach in Goa;
in 2009, 18,000 people were there; and in 2010, the crowd was in
excess of 30,000. Featuring heavyweight performers, such as Avicii,
Paul van Dyk, Funkagenda and Ferry Corsten, and blessed with an
ideal location on the shores of the Arabian Sea, 'South Asia's
first electronic music festival' is bound to keep growing in
international status. There are about seven stages at each
festival, allowing for a lot of variety, and other fun activities
and entertainment to enjoy. The festival's organisers work closely
with the Goan police department to make sure that the revelry stays
safe and legal, which has gone a long way toward appeasing the
local community, who initially opposed the event. The Sunburn
Festival is streamed live on MTV India every year, prompting scores
of celebrities to turn up and join the party. Sunburn music
festivals are now held in many cities in India and even some other
countries, but the Goan festival remains the most famous and
popular.